Last month, Hostess — maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other brands — bought the bakery and its brands from Cloverhill’s Swiss parent company Aryzta for about $25 million after an immigration crackdown decimated Cloverhill’s workforce and sales.

The takeover comes amid a multi-year corruption crackdown by the Chinese government, alongside another campaign targeting companies in the country that have taken billions in debt to fund a string of mergers and acquisitions.

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